While saying that he stood by what he had said, Salman said his father Salim Khan wanted him to retract his tweets 'as they have the potential to create misunderstanding'.

"What I said is that Yakub Memon should not hang for him (Tiger). I have not said or implied that Yakub Memon is innocent. I have complete faith in the judicial system of our country. Many lives were lost in the Mumbai blasts. And I have repeatedly said the loss of (even) one innocent life is equal to the loss of all humanity”, Salman tweeted.

"My dad called ... said I should retract my tweets as they have the potential to create misunderstanding. I hereby retract them. I would like to unconditionally apologize for any misunderstanding I may have created unintentionally”, the actor tweeted.

"I also strongly condemn those who are claiming my tweets are anti-religious. I have always said I respect all faiths and I always will," he added.